12-letter words containing u, m, a
- mercurialist — a person born under the planet Mercury
- mercuriality — Mercurial behaviour.
- mercurialize — to make mercurial, especially in temperament.
- mercury mass — blue mass (def 1).
- mesogastrium — the mesentery of the embryonic stomach.
- mesognathous — having medium, slightly protruding jaws.
- message unit — a measure of the duration of and distance covered by local telephone calls, used by telephone companies as a basis for assessing service charges.
- metachronous — Medicine/Medical. occurring at a different time than a similar event: metachronous tumors.
- metacomputer — an interconnected and balanced set of computers that operate as a single unit
- metacultural — Relating to metaculture.
- metafunction — (computing, programming) A function which calls all the other functions of a certain program; the only function that can be called independently.
- metagnathous — Ornithology. having the tips of the mandibles crossed, as the crossbills.
- metal lumber — a brand of sheet metal pressed and welded together to form joists and studding.
- metalanguage — any language or symbolic system used to discuss, describe, or analyze another language or symbolic system.
- metallurgist — the technique or science of working or heating metals so as to give them certain desired shapes or properties.
- metamorphous — metamorphic.
- metasequoias — Plural form of metasequoia.
- methaqualone — a nonbarbiturate sedative-hypnotic substance, C 1 6 H 1 4 N 2 O, used to induce sleep: also widely used as an illicit drug.
- metro-sexual — a heterosexual, usually urban male who pays much attention to his personal appearance and cultivates an upscale lifestyle.
- metrosexuals — Plural form of metrosexual.
- microcapsule — a tiny capsule, 20–150 microns in diameter, used for slow-release application of drugs, pesticides, flavors, etc.
- microphagous — (of an animal) feeding on small particles of food
- microphallus — The condition of having an abnormally small penis; micropenis.
- microtubular — Of or pertaining to microtubules.
- middle guard — a defensive lineman positioned opposite the offensive center and between the defensive tackles, as in a three- or five-man line.
- midlatitudes — Areas lying between 35 and 55 (or more broadly, between 30 and 60) degrees north or south of the equator.
- milquetoasts — Plural form of milquetoast.
- milquetoasty — Meek, timid.
- miniaturised — Simple past tense and past participle of miniaturise.
- miniaturists — Plural form of miniaturist.
- miniaturized — Simple past tense and past participle of miniaturize.
- miniaturizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of miniaturize.
- minimum wage — lowest hourly earnings permitted by law
- minimum-wage — of or relating to a minimum wage: minimum-wage demands.
- minor league — professional non-premier sports association
- minor-league — of or relating to a minor league.
- minute steak — a thin slice of beefsteak that is prepared by sautéeing quickly on each side.
- miracle cure — a successful treatment for a disease that was thought impossible to cure
- miracle drug — wonder drug.
- miraculously — In a miraculous manner.
- mis-adjusted — to change (something) so that it fits, corresponds, or conforms; adapt; accommodate: to adjust expenses to income.
- misadventure — an instance of bad fortune; mishap.
- misattribute — to regard as resulting from a specified cause; consider as caused by something indicated (usually followed by to): She attributed his bad temper to ill health.
- misbehaviour — (British) alternative spelling of misbehavior.
- miscalculate — Calculate (an amount, distance, or measurement) wrongly.
- mischanceful — unlucky
- misconjugate — Grammar. to inflect (a verb). to recite or display all or some subsets of the inflected forms of (a verb), in a fixed order: One conjugates the present tense of the verb “be” as “I am, you are, he is, we are, you are, they are.”.
- misconstrual — A misinterpretation of the meaning of something.
- misdemeanour — Law. a criminal offense defined as less serious than a felony.
- miseducation — to educate improperly.